IPA

Tröegs Scratch #94 Released Today

Today Tröegs Brewing released Scratch #94 in their tasting room. This IPA features 1000 lbs of apricots added during fermentation then dry hopped with citra hops. Scratch #94 will be draft only, no growlers.

Style: IPA (w/apricots)
Availability: Draft only
Arrival: May 16 Continue Reading →

New Holland Michigan Hatter Celebrates Local

The newest “Hatter” from New Holland Brewing celebrates Michigan and its local ingredients. This IPA celebrates the local agriculture, showing off “Mitten” grown cascade hops from the Itelanau Peninsula in the upper part of the state.

Michigan Hatter celebrates our local Continue Reading →

Posted in Left Hand Brewing

America’s Soldiers, Baseball, and Left Hand Homefront IPA

Homefront IPA is part of the collective series of beers raises funds for Operation Homefront, a charity that provides financial assistance to the families of wounded service members. Each of the beers is aged on wood bats donated by Louisville Slugger. Left Hand Brewing’s patriotic (and quite badass) label for their edition of Homefront IPA is seen above. Brewed with dried sweet orange peel, and orange zest.

Operation Homefront Provides Assistance to the families of service members overseas and our wounded warriors at home. Homefront IPA is brewed by craft brewers to support that effort. Left Hand Brewing Co is proud to express our gratitude to our service members who think of others before themselves and put the needs of our nation before their own. 

Style: IPA (w/ Orange Peel. Aged on Maple Baseball Bats)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, New Releases, Trillium Brewing

OneBoston IPA to Raise Money for Boston Victims

Trillium Brewing in conjunction with The Publick House, BeerAdvocate, and Valley Malt have come together for the greater good of a hurting city. The outcome is OneBoston IPA, with 100% of proceeds going to One Boston, a charity that directly benefits the families of victims who were killed and those most seriously affected by the horrible Boston Marathon disaster.

OneBoston will be released on Wednesday, June 5th at 5pm at The Publick House in Brookline, Mass. The beer will also be available for growler fills at the brewery, at  in Boston, starting on June 6th at 4pm.

Style: IPA
Availability: Draft
Arrival: June 2013
Hops: Columbus, Chinook, Falconer’s Flight

7.5% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Belgium

New Belgium Launches Hop Kitchen “French Aramis”

New Belgium Hop Kitchen French Aramis

Fresh cut flowers and garden herbs. That’s how New Belgium Brewing (Ft. Collins, CO) describes their second release in their Hop Kitchen Series. French Aramis follows Hoppy Bock Lager which arrived in March of this year. You can expect four beers in this hoppy playground in 2013.

A drier IPA for the summer, brewed with French Aramis hops to create an aroma of fresh cut flowers and garden herbs. 

Style: IPA
Hops: French Aramis
Availability: 22oz Bombers

6.7% ABV

Read more: New Belgium Hop Kitchen Series

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, Shipyard Brewing

Shipyard Cellar Addition: Monkey Fist

Last year, Shipyard Brewing Co (Portland, ME) started a Cellar Aged release series. The brewery has been taking different offerings and aging in bourbon barrels. Soon to emerge from those barrels – Monkey Fist India Pale Ale. These releases are limited, in 750ml bottles.

Our Bourbon Barrel Aged ales are brewed and carefully cellar-aged in small batches in dedicated bourbon barrels at our brewery in Portland, Maine.

Style: IPA (Barrel Aged. Bourbon)
Hops: Summit, Cascade
Malts: Pale, Malted Wheat, Munich, Crystal, Caramalt

Availability: 750 ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

7.6% ABV 

Read more: Shipyard Barrel Aged Ales

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Troegs Brewing

Tröegs Scratch #94 Released Today

Today Tröegs Brewing released Scratch #94 in their tasting room. This IPA features 1000 lbs of apricots added during fermentation then dry hopped with citra hops. Scratch #94 will be draft only, no growlers.

Style: IPA (w/apricots)
Availability: Draft only
Arrival: May 16 2013

6.3% ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Coming Soon, New Holland Brewing

New Holland Michigan Hatter Celebrates Local

The newest “Hatter” from New Holland Brewing celebrates Michigan and its local ingredients. This IPA celebrates the local agriculture, showing off “Mitten” grown cascade hops from the Itelanau Peninsula in the upper part of the state.

Michigan Hatter celebrates our local agriculture with its Michigan-grown Cascade hops from the Itelanau Peninsula. Bright and aromatic, with delicious malt notes underneath a citrusy showcase of hops.

Style: IPA
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: TBA

?? ABV 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Beers, Stone Brewing Co.

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Aged in Red Wine

Stone Cali-Belgique IPA Aged in Red Wine

by Reid Ramsay